Under fire to improve, OFB ships 11 million bullets to US market | Nagpur News - Times of India
Nagpur: The Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) has despatched 11 million rounds of 5.56x45mm (M193) caliber bullets to the US on Thursday. It’s the same caliber of ammunition used in the 5.56 Insas assault rifles, which the Indian Army is phasing out. The bullets supplied to the US are of NATO specification, making it slightly different from that used is the country, said sources.
The Insas rifle too is made by the ordnance factories and is the first indigenous assault rifle.
Nagpur: The Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) has despatched 11 million rounds of 5.
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